acid mine drainage in south africa

Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa | SpringerLink

This SpringerBrief focuses on Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) in the three basins in the Witwatersrand, South Africa. It provides a background to AMD and its impactsfrom a social science perspective.The South African government and non-governmental organizations’ response to AMD is assessed, as well the socio-economic and developmental effects of AMD.

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Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) South Africa - Environment

2022-1-23 · What is Acid Mine Drainage (AMD), why is it such a serious threat to South Africa and more importantly WHY has been it been silenced and kept

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The impact of acid mine drainage in South Africa

2011-9-29 · Not all of South Africa’s mineral deposits are afflicted by acid production: diamond, iron, manganese, chrome and vanadium mines do not generate acid-producing wastes and the majority of our platinum mines also seem to be free of this problem. Variables affecting the impact of acid mine drainage.

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(PDF) Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa: A Test of ...

ACID MINE DRAINAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA: A TEST OF LEGITIMACY THEORY . Boitumelo Loate*, Nirupa Padia*, Warr en Maroun* Abstract . There is a large body of international literature which suggests that ...

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Acid mine drainage in South Africa: A test of legitimacy ...

2018-12-20 · South African mining companies confronted with the challenge of acid mine drainage (a serious environmental issue) featuring in the popular press from late 2010 to early 2011. The intention is not to evaluate the quality of the information being communicated to stakeholders but to gauge how the

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Acid Mine Drainage - Earthlife Africa

2009-10-20 · Acid mine drainage is serious and requires urgent action. The report clearly highlights the dangers of acid mine drainage and cites a range of scientific research undertaken by South African institutions, such as the Council for

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THE REGULATION OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE IN SOUTH

2015-3-10 · Acid mine drainage (AMD) has recently received wide coverage in the media, and as its potential impact on natural resources and human health and well-being become increasingly evident it is becoming a political issue.2 The South African environment, including its water resources, soil and people, are now threatened by pollution

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Management and Mitigation of Acid Mine Drainage in

South Africa is facing the increasing challenge of acid mine drainage (AMD) whose genesis is the country's mining history, which paid limited attention to post-mining mine site management. In mineral resource-rich Africa, this has emerged as one of the most daunting challenges of our time.

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Acid mine drainage for Witwatersrand Gold Mines ...

2011-1-15 · partially treated acid mine drainage from the T&T Fuels #2 Mine in Albright, W.Va., into Muddy Creek which flows into the Cheat River. The discharge took place in April 1994 when a containment structure failed, releasing the mine drainage into the creek. A similar containment structure “blowout” occurred at a second T&T mine in March 1995.

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Long-Term Remediation of Acid Mine Drainage from

2016-7-31 · sustainable mine water management solutions in South Africa, a pilot passive treatment plant consisting of integrated anaerobic and aerobic units has been constructed to treat 1440 liters of acid mine drainage per day from an abandoned underground coal mine. During the first six months of . operation, the pilot plant has successfully neutralized the water and

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Acid mine drainage in South Africa: A test of legitimacy ...

2018-12-20 · ACID MINE DRAINAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA: A TEST OF LEGITIMACY THEORY Boitumelo Loate*, Nirupa Padia*, Warren Maroun* Abstract There is a large body of international literature which suggests that there is a correlation between organisational legitimacy, the nature and extent of non-financial disclosures in corporate reports, and

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[PDF] Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa: Development ...

Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa; However, mining activities are also associated with environmental contamination such as acid mine drainage (AMD). AMD is highly acidic water, usually containing high concentrations of metals, sulphides, and salts as a consequence of mining activity. The major sources of AMD include drainage from underground ...

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(PDF) Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa: A Test of ...

ACID MINE DRAINAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA: A TEST OF LEGITIMACY THEORY . Boitumelo Loate*, Nirupa Padia*, Warr en Maroun* Abstract . There is a large body of international literature which suggests that ...

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(PDF) The impact of acid mine drainage in South Africa

The impact of acid mine drainage in South Africa. June 2011. South African Journal of Science 107 (5-6):01-07. DOI: 10.4102/sajs.v107i5/6.712. Authors: Terence S. McCarthy. Terence S. McCarthy ...

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The legacy of acid mine drainage in South Africa - HSRC

South Africa's mining sector plays a significant role in the country's economy. The acid mine drainage challenge can be traced back more than 100 years to the 1800's. While the source of AMD formation is largely abondoned mined and their associated waste dumps, the problem of acid water spreads far beyond the immediate surroundings of the mines ...

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Management and Mitigation of Acid Mine Drainage in

South Africa is facing the increasing challenge of acid mine drainage (AMD) whose genesis is the country's mining history, which paid limited attention to post-mining mine site management. In mineral resource-rich Africa, this has emerged as one of the most daunting challenges of our time.

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Environmental Decision Making on Acid Mine Drainage

2017-6-28 · This paper examines the issue of acid mine drainage in South Africa and environmental decision making processes that could be taken to mitigate the problem in the context of both conventional risk assessment and the precautionary principle. It is argued that conventional risk assessment protects the status quo and hence cannot be entirely relied upon

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Acid mine drainage threatens SA's water systems - SABC ...

2019-12-21 · Acid Mine Drainage from the dump left by the DRD mine is threatening South Africa’s water system and the well-being of residents in Riverlea, in the western part of Johannesburg. Acid Mine Drainage occurs when water reacts with pyrites or ‘fool’s gold’ in mining cavities beneath the Earth’s surface. The water becomes acidic and rich ...

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What is acid mine water and how can it be treated?

2019-1-30 · Abandoned or disused mines are often one of the leading causes of acid mine drainage in South Africa. And in order to remedy this, we should be looking at filling in abandoned mines. But be sure that the materials used are not harmful to the environment and can be easily sourced from local vendors to save time, money and improve the local economy.

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Long-Term Remediation of Acid Mine Drainage from

2016-7-31 · abandoned mining areas. Key words: Acid mine drainage, Passive treatment, Anaerobic and Aerobic units. Introduction . Many of the abandoned mines in South Africa generate contaminated mine drainage, and over the years this has led to a deterioration in the water quality in many surface streams and ground water, as

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[PDF] Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa: Development ...

Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa; However, mining activities are also associated with environmental contamination such as acid mine drainage (AMD). AMD is highly acidic water, usually containing high concentrations of metals, sulphides, and salts as a consequence of mining activity. The major sources of AMD include drainage from underground ...

Read More

Management and Mitigation of Acid Mine Drainage in

South Africa is facing the increasing challenge of acid mine drainage (AMD) whose genesis is the country s mining history, which paid limited attention to post-mining mine site management. In mineral resource-rich Africa, this has emerged as one of the most daunting challenges of our time.

Read More

Management and Mitigation of Acid Mine Drainage in

South Africa is facing the increasing challenge of acid mine drainage (AMD) whose genesis is the country's mining history, which paid limited attention to post-mining mine site management. In mineral resource-rich Africa, this has emerged as one of the most daunting challenges of our time.

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ACID MINE DRAINAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA | World Pulse

2011-4-13 · ACID MINE DRAINAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA. After following the headlines regarding the Acid Mine Drainage in our country, which drew media from all over the world including the CNN, Sky News, Reuters, and the BBC, I was convinced that what they were saying was “news”, same as our high level of unemployment and our high level of rape and violence crime, the

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The impact of acid mine drainage in South Africa | South ...

Naiker K, Cukrowska E, McCarthy TS. Acid mine drainage arising from gold mining activity in Johannesburg, South Africa, and environs. Environ Pollut. 2003;122:29–40. 5. Winde FLA. Uranium pollution of South African streams – An overview of the situation in gold mining areas of the Witwatersrand.

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What is acid mine water and how can it be treated?

2019-1-30 · Abandoned or disused mines are often one of the leading causes of acid mine drainage in South Africa. And in order to remedy this, we should be looking at filling in abandoned mines. But be sure that the materials used are not harmful to the environment and can be easily sourced from local vendors to save time, money and improve the local economy.

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Acid mine drainage threatens SA's water systems - SABC ...

2019-12-21 · Acid Mine Drainage from the dump left by the DRD mine is threatening South Africa’s water system and the well-being of residents in Riverlea, in the western part of Johannesburg. Acid Mine Drainage occurs when water reacts with pyrites or ‘fool’s gold’ in mining cavities beneath the Earth’s surface. The water becomes acidic and rich ...

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Surfaces and externalities: acid mine drainage on the ...

2014-1-15 · externalities: acid mine drainage on the Witwatersrand, South Africa . Research paper 02/11 davidfig@iafrica . Tel +27 83 325 7792 . Fax +27 11 482 1041 . 2/1/2011 . David Fig The gold-bearing areas of South Africa are concentrated along the “ridge of white waters”, the Witwatersrand. As gold mining reaches its limits, pumping of water ...

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Acid mine drainage arising from gold mining activity in ...

2003-3-1 · 1.. IntroductionGold mining commenced in the Johannesburg area in 1886 (Werdmuller, 1986), the gold being won from 1 to 2 m thick tabular conglomerate layers of the Witwatersrand Supergroup, which extend in an east–west direction over a strike length of some 45 km. Mining activity gave rise to a large conurbation centred on Johannesburg, which today

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2018-05 - The heat of acid mine drainage - Wits University

2018-5-18 · The heat of acid mine drainage. 18 May 2018 - Delia du Toit Mining is a key contributor to South Africa’s economic development but its effect on the environment could spell disaster. After a rainstorm hit the area around Carolina, Mpumalanga, early in 2012, emergency notices appeared all over town informing its 23 000 residents that the water ...

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